Contemporary OB/GYN - Study shows the impact of adversity on sleep problems in fetal alcohol spectrum disorder
Recent research demonstrated the critical role of exposure to postnatal adversity in contributing to sleep disturbances among children with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD).
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the Hope Standard (Canada) - Lack of
funding to sink B.C.’s only FASD clinic in Vernon
The only clinic for Fetal Alcohol Symptom Disorder (FASD) in B.C. is on its
last legs, and in a struggle to stay open.
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Stuff.co.nz (New Zealand) - Fetal alcohol
leaves murder accused at risk of being compulsive, says expert
The woman accused of the kidnapping, torture and murder of a teenager was
born brain-damaged which affects her risk to act compulsively and follow
others, a court has heard.
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Belfast Live (Northern Ireland) - Belfast
adoptive dad raising awareness of impact of drinking while pregnant on unborn
babies
A Belfast dad is taking a tour of some of the city's football grounds next
weekend in a bid to raise awareness of foetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD).
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National Indigenous Times (Australia) - Connection,
culture and belonging saved emerging First Nations artist Travis Hogan
Through the support of the National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIS),
emerging First Nations artist Travis Hogan has reconnected with culture and
found a sense of purpose and belonging. After many years of feeling lost and
suffering from the effects of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Disorder, he has now grown
in confidence and discovered a new passion for art.
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Mirage News (Australia) - Younger Adults
Heed Mandatory Alcohol Pregnancy Warnings
The new mandatory visible pregnancy health warnings on alcoholic products
are being noticed by Australians, a report published today shows, with younger
adults most likely to notice the distinctive new red, white and black warnings.
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FARE (Australia) - Mandatory alcohol
pregnancy health warnings are catching attention, especially among younger
adults
The new mandatory visible pregnancy health warnings on alcoholic products are
being noticed by Australians, a report published today shows, with younger
adults most likely to notice the distinctive new red, white and black warnings.
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CanFASD Blog (Canada) - Celebrating
International Self Care Day in 2023
It’s Self-Care Month! Running between June, 24th and July 24th, self-care
month celebrates the benefits of self-care and raises awareness of the
importance of taking care of ourselves and eachother. The month culminates on
International Self-Care Day on July 24th.
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VIDEOS and MATERIALS
Adelaide PHN - Alcohol Consumption in Pregnancy/Breastfeeding and Fetal
Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD)
This RACGP accredited webinar aims to support primary health care
professionals to provide accurate information, assessment, and support to
reduce the risk of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) from maternal
exposure to alcohol prior to conception, and during pregnancy and
breastfeeding.
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FASD United - FASD United Policy & Training Center: July 2023 Virtual Forum
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FASD Awareness - The
FASD Changemakers - A Living Experience - FASD WEBINAR #18
The International Adult Leadership Collaborative (ALC) of FASD Changemakers
is a well-known group of “living experience” experts from seven countries who
each have diagnosed FASD.
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#E Project - #E
Importance of FASD Awarenes
We feel really strongly about raising awareness and support for FASD within
education settings, lets hear more about some of our own experiences around
this.
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Therapy Clips with Dr.
O - Fetal Alcohol Syndrome and Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder
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Patricia Kasper, Your
FASD Coach - Executive Function challenges, pt 2, Free Friday Tidbits
Each Friday in 2023, I will drop another Free Friday Tidbit that will help
you understand neurodivergence a little better using a brain-based lens.
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FASD Hope - 172 -
FASD North Dakota - A Conversation with Carl Young
Episode 172 features Carl Young of FASD North Dakota and Family Services
Network, Inc. Carl Young, a self-described introvert, calls North Dakota home,
where he lives with his bride of 29 years, and is close to his five children
and three grandchildren.
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Rural FASD - In
Focus – Rob More of the Rural FASD
We Welcome Rob More of the Rural FASD who gives us an update on their
ever-expanding group that helps those living on the Fetal Alcohol Spectrum.
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Al Coates - FASD –
What’s da Craic? Ep 1 – Introduction
Welcome to the introductory episode of “FASD – What’s da Craic?” – with
Maggie, Rob and Scott. This is Episode 1 of our first series from FASD Ireland
and hosted by the A&F Network.
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RESEARCH
Nature - The role of PPAR-γ in memory deficits induced by prenatal and
lactation alcohol exposure in mice
Patients diagnosed with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) show
persistent cognitive disabilities, including memory deficits. However, the
neurobiological substrates underlying these deficits remain unclear.
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Obstetrics and
Gynecology - Long-term consequences of the effect of alcohol on the fetus
the dissemination of modern information and the transfer of knowledge to
pregnant women and reproductive-aged women by physicians, psychologists, social
pedagog-ists, and social workers about the irreparable harm of their alcohol
use done to the child are extremely important to prevent FAS and FASDs.
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Frontiers in Neuroscience
- Brain Structural Differences in Children with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum
Disorder and its Subtypes
This study confirmed prior results indicating decreased brain volume in
children with an FASD and extended the results by demonstrating differential
effects by structure for FASD subtypes.
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Frontiers in Neuroscience
- In Utero Ethanol Exposure Induces Mitochondrial DNA Damage and Inhibits
mtDNA Repair in Developing Brain
The correlation between mtDNA damage and small eye size suggests that the
amount of damaged mtDNA in FB-E may serve as a marker to predict which at risk
fetuses will be born with FASD. Moreover, IGF-1 might reduce EtOH-caused mtDNA
damage and neuronal apoptosis.
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Research Square - Perspectives
of French General Practitioners Regarding their Role in Detecting Alcohol
Consumption in Pregnant Women and Identifying Individuals with Fetal Alcohol
Spectrum Disorders: A Qualitative Study
The GPs reported obstacles to identify FASD: challenges in addressing taboos
and paradoxical injunctions in society, the influence of limited knowledge and
experience, non-specific and highly varying symptoms, ambiguous classification
and method of diagnosis involving the mobilization of a multidisciplinary team
and lengthy consultations.
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npj Digital Medicine -
FASDetect as a machine learning-based screening app for FASD in youth with
ADHD
Fetal alcohol-spectrum disorder (FASD) is underdiagnosed and often misdiagnosed
as attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Here, we develop a
screening tool for FASD in youth with ADHD symptoms.
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SSRN - “I Saw Guns
and Sharp Swords in the Hands of Young Children”: Why Mental Health Courts for
Juveniles with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Fetal Alcohol Spectrum/Disorder Are
Needed
In this article, we offer – we believe for the first time in the scholarly
literature -- a potentially (at least partially) ameliorative solution to the
problems faced by persons with autism(ASD) and fetal alcohol syndrome/disorder
(FAS/FASD) in the criminal justice system: the creation of (separate sets of)
problem-solving juvenile mental health courts specifically to deal with cases
of juveniles in the criminal justice system with ASD, and with FAS/FASD.
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Journal of Medical
Internet Research - Predicting Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Using
Machine Learning Techniques: Multisite Retrospective Cohort Study
Machine learning algorithms were able to identify FAS risk with a
prediction performance higher than that of previous models among pregnant
drinkers.
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Pharmacological
Research - Neural crest cells and fetal alcohol spectrum disorders:
Mechanisms and potential targets for prevention
This review article provides an overview of the current knowledge on the
detrimental effects of ethanol on NCC induction, migration, differentiation,
and survival.
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Birth Defects Research
- Vision outcomes in children with fetal alcohol spectrum disorders
An association between strabismus and FASD, specifically partial FAS,
suggests that the effect of alcohol exposure on risk of strabismus must be
severe enough to result in facial features consistent with FASD.
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Women's Health Issues
- Prenatal Alcohol Counseling Among American Indian and Alaska Native Women
and Non-Hispanic White Women in the Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System
Although race was not associated with prenatal alcohol use, AI/AN women
were more likely than NHW women to be counseled about prenatal alcohol
exposure. Factors associated with counseling receipt differed between the two
groups.
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Alcoholism: Clinical
and Experimental Research - Understanding the impacts of childhood adversity
on sleep problems in children with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder: A
comparison of cumulative and dimensional approaches
Exposure to postnatal adversity contributes to sleep disturbances in
children with FASD, with unique roles for cumulative risk and the threat
dimension of adversity.
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Journal of Family
Violence - Co-occurring Substance use and Intimate Partner Violence in
Pregnant and Postpartum Women: A Systematic Literature Review
We conclude that there is a continued need for studies which seek
specifically to include an analysis of substance use disorders among pregnant
and postpartum women experiencing IPV, with a particular need for studies which
place opioid use disorder as a central focus.
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Patient Education and
Counseling - Reflections of maternity service users and midwives' on the
co-creation of interventions to support midwives addressing alcohol during
antenatal care
This evaluation provides new knowledge on how well the co-creation process worked
in relation to research involving a sensitive topic that can invite stigma.
Co-creation projects require generous time and financial resources to ensure a
high-quality process and robust outcome for all.
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International Journal
of Environmental Research and Public Health - Vascular Effects, Potential
Pathways and Mediators of Fetal Exposure to Alcohol and Cigarette Smoking
during Pregnancy: A Narrative Review
While maternal smoking and alcohol consumption have more negative outcomes
on the infant in the short term, several factors during the first few years of
life may mediate the development of vascular dysfunction.
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Behavioral Sciences - Impulsivity
and Alcohol Use during Pregnancy and Postpartum: Insights from Novel
Methodological Approaches within the Context of the COVID-19 Pandemic
This research supports the idea that impulsivity varies based on individual
situations, such as stress associated with the COVID-19 pandemic, and may be an
important correlate of substance use in pregnant and postpartum women.
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Journal of Child and
Family Studies - Development and Pre-Feasibility Testing of SPECIFiC: A
Psychoeducation Programme for Caregivers of Children with Fetal Alcohol
Spectrum Disorder (FASD)
A growing number of evidence-based services are available for fetal alcohol
spectrum disorder (FASD), but few focus on caregiver psychoeducation.
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IN OTHER LANGUAGES
BR24 (Germany) - Geboren mit Alkoholschaden: Wie eine Betroffene damit
umgeht
Ihre Mutter war alkoholsüchtig und trank während der Schwangerschaft. Mit
den Folgen muss Grit Wagner bis heute Leben: Panikattacken, ein geschädigtes
Gehör und Orientierungslosigkeit. Doch die 50-Jährige hat gelernt, damit
umzugehen.
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ddwloclawek.pl
(Poland) - Robisz tak w ciąży? Twoje dziecko, nawet jako dorosły, może mieć
te problem
Czy kobiety ciężarne mogą pić alkohol? Naukowcy nie stwierdzili
jednoznacznie, jaka ilość alkoholu w czasie ciąży jest bezpieczna.
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Afasaf Fasd (Spain) - Afasaf
ConNecta_Protocol General d'Actuació del SAF/TEAF a Catalunya
En aquesta sessió informativa del ConNecta, Magda Casamitjana, Directora
del PAIcSaMAEC, explicarà la informació recollida a unes fitxes que expliquen
el Programa i ens proposa que en valorem la utilitat, fem aportacions i
propostes de millora.
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Molekülce (Tyrkie) - Fetal
Alkol Speketrum Bozuklukları (FASD) Taraması Nedir?
Fetal alkol spektrum bozuklukları (FASD’ler), hamilelik esnasında alkol
tüketen bireylerin çocuklarının başına gelebilecek bir grup durumu tanımlamak
için kullanılan terimdir.
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